Paying It Forward
Madieu Williams Hosted Free Youth Football Clinic & Adult Health Screening at Saturday’s Maryland Day
NFL standout and University of Maryland alumnus Madieu Williams hosted a youth football clinic and adult health screening as part of the annual Maryland Day celebration, held this past Saturday, April 25. Youth met at the School of Public Health Building and used the turf field at Comcast for the football event. Madieu, a graduate in Family Science, was honored as the 2009 Distinguished Alumnus from the School of Public Health.
For boys and girls ages 8-13, the event offered a chance to work their football skills, sportsmanship, and teamwork skills, all the while building their self-esteem. They also met Williams and other Terp Football players (Erin Henderson, Bruce Perry, JP Humber, Josh Allen). All participants received a t-shirt, water bottle and refreshments. Our sponsors included Chick-fil-A, Saval Foods, Vitamin Water, Under Armour, Health Solution Services, Dimensions Health Care, PG County Health Department, and STICC.
For adults, the event offered free blood pressure, glucose, cholesterol, carbon monoxide, and oral cancer screenings. While pre-registration was required for the football clinic, the health screenings were open to all. Dr. Jaime Flores, one time Terp football captain, 2009 UMD Alumni Association Humanitarian award winner and KNES graduate was on hand with colleagues from JHU Medical and UMB Medical for consultations with doctors. Mr. Kevin Clair, the 2008 Distinguished Alum for SPH, donated the services of his company, Health Services Solutions, to perform the glucose and cholesterol screenings. Dr. Robert Ord and his colleagues from the UMB Dental School performed oral cancer screenings. Students from the Department of Public and Community Health under the tutelage of Dr. Sharon Desmond had posters on hand on a variety of health topics. The Prince Georges Health Department had tables of information to disseminate to our attendees. Dimensions Health and Prince Georges Hospital offered giveaways and information in addition to seminars on Medicaid and Diabetes, while STICC - Sexually Transmitted Infection Community Coalition had 2 sessions: How to Talk to your Kids about Sex and Straight Talk for Teens About Sex.
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